Spotted Laughingthrush

Spotted Laughingthrush

Garrulax ocellatus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Khangchendzonga National Park
14 Verified records at Khangchendzonga National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The spotted laughingthrush (Ianthocincla ocellata) is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The spotted laughingthrush was at one time placed in the genus Garrulax but following the publication of a comprehensive molecular phylogenetic study in 2018, it was moved to the resurrected genus Ianthocincla. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Laughingthrush sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park

Striated Laughingthrush

Striated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax striatus

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Laughingthrush

White-throated Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax albogularis

10–20% · With luck
White-crested Laughingthrush
LC

White-crested Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Garrulax leucolophus

<5% · Rare
Grey-sided Laughingthrush

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulax caerulatus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Sibia
LC

Rufous Sibia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Heterophasia capistrata

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
LC

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Leiothrix
LC

Red-billed Leiothrix

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leiothrix lutea

20–30% · Possible
Black-faced Laughingthrush
LC

Black-faced Laughingthrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Trochalopteron affine

20–30% · Possible
Rusty-fronted Barwing
LC

Rusty-fronted Barwing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Actinodura egertoni

10–20% · With luck
Silver-eared Mesia
LC

Silver-eared Mesia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiothrix argentauris

10–20% · With luck
Red-tailed Minla
LC

Red-tailed Minla

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Minla ignotincta

10–20% · With luck
Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Minla cyanouroptera

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
2 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Laughingthrush sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spotted Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Laughingthrush in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.

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